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                              Changes in Coral Reef Area in Andaman Islands

                             S. No.     Island      Area in    Area in ha.   Change in   % Change
                                                   ha. (1993)    (2003)      area (ha.)
                               1.    Havelock         2062.30      1846.00      ‐  216.30     (‐) 10
                               2.    Neil              270.47       459.01      +188.54      (+) 70

                               3.    North             384.73       435.84       +51.11      (+) 13
                                     Passage
                               4.    Interview        1818.63      2764.51      +945.88      (+) 52

                               5.    East              197.36       177.46        ‐  19.9     (‐) 10
                               6.    Strait            90.80        127.28       +36.48      (+) 40
                               7.    Ross & Smith      272.76       459.81      +187.07      (+) 68

                               8.    Long              232.45       179.43       ‐  53.02     (‐) 23
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